Jesús Peña Baseball player

Jesús Peña [peh-nya] (born March 8, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1999 through 2000 for the Chicago White Sox (1999–2000) and Boston Red Sox (2000). Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.A left-handed specialist, Peña posted a 2-1 record with a 5.21 ERA and one save in 48 appearances, giving up 34 runs (27 earned) on 49 hits and 42 walks while striking out 40 in 46 ⅔ innings of work.Peña also played in the Pirates, White Sox, Red Sox, Rangers and Rockies minor league systems from 1995 to 2003. He went 22-41 with a 4.45 ERA and 39 saves in 300 games, including 229 walks, 448 strikeouts, and 481.0 innings pitched.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 08, 1975
Birth place
Dominican Republic , Santo Domingo

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 07, 1999
Career endOctober 01, 2000
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former teams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
position
Pitcher
teams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
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Jesús Peña on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=26027
  2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/penaje01.shtml
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppenaj003.htm